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Mr. Foulkes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of household income is spent on heating by households in each income group.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
It is not possible to distinguish expenditure on fuel for heating from expenditure on fuel for other household uses. Data on total spending on fuel, light and power by households in 1990 as a proportion of total expenditure, analysed by income group, are:
| Gross normal weekly income of household | 1Expenditure |
| £ | Per cent. |
| Under 60 | 11·8 |
| 60 and under 80 | 10·8 |
| 80 and under 100 | 9·6 |
| 100 and under 125 | 7·3 |
| 125 and under 150 | 6·5 |
| 150 and under 175 | 6·4 |
| 175 and under 225 | 5·5 |
| 225 and under 275 | 5·2 |
| 275 and under 325 | 4·2 |
| 325 and under 375 | 4·1 |
| 375 and under 425 | 4·0 |
| 425 and under 475 | 3·8 |
| 475 and under 550 | 3·4 |
| 550 and under 650 | 3·3 |
| 650 and under 800 | 3·1 |
| 800 or more | 2·9 |
| All households | 4·5 |
| 1 Expenditure on fuel, light and power as a proportion of total expenditure. | |
Source: Family Spending, published by HMSO.